Octomore 6.3 Islay Barley was distilled using 100% Islay Barley grown and harvested by farmer James Brown at Lorgba, which is a field on Octomore farm. The barley was saturated with peat to an incredible 258 ppm, the highest ever released in the whisky industry. It is non-chill filtered and no colour added and matured for 5 short years.
We are going back to the Hebridean Isle of Islay again this Whisky Wednesday, and this time we will be visiting Bowmore Distillery on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal. Bowmore Distillery is one of the oldest in Scotland. Records show it being established in 1779.
‘Tis the season for Yuletide dramming and what better way to kick it off than with Douglas Laing’s Big Peat Christmas Edition 2019 review and tasting notes. Established in 1948, Douglas Laing is now an industry-leading independent blender and bottler that specializes in creating artisan, small batch and Single Cask Scotch Whiskies. They hand select whiskies …
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